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Originally Posted by FLAMESRULE
Any tips on how to stop what looks like blossom end rot on squash/zucchinis?? We've got a boat load of flowers right now and a few have started to turn into small spaghetti squashes (thumb size). But a couple of them look like they've stalled and have started to rot. We had this happen last year as well, but the plants look way healthier this year. Not sure if its a watering/soil issue or what.
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That's what happens when the fruit isn't fertilized by sperm (pollen). When my zucchinis are going gangbusters, I'll usually go out each morning (when blossoms are open) and pick off a male flower and use that to manually pollinate all the day's females. If I leave it to mother nature I get about 60% dying like you said.
Now what I need to know, has anyone found a good garden hose that lasts? Feel like I'm buying new ones every year. I have high water pressure, but don't generally leave them pressurized - but between that and keeping them coiled up on reels, no matter what I do I'm replacing annually.
I'm not fussed about fancy kink-free or anything, just something that will last.